Using ICT to Plan and Gather Information

Here are some of the ways that students use ICT to assist in planning learning and gathering information?

1. Create or modify electronic graphic organizers, timelines, outlines, science experiment report with Inspiration, Word, Webspiration, or other ICT tool.
2. Gathers and organizes information from electronic sources such as CD-ROMs, websites, email.using a word processor, spreadsheet, database, Inspiration, Webspiration, or other ICT tool.
   1. Algebra Help - for students and teachers.
   2. Handwriting for Kids - worksheets for teachers to print.
   3. Google Earth Lessons
   4. Video
      1. PBS Video
   5. Digital Images (find more information in the Ethics and Responsibility area of this wiki)
      Photo Laboratory- Free images to use copyright free. No need to credit photographer.
      Morgue File - Copyright free images with searchable database.
      Compfight- Creative Commons Images
      Animal Photos - Creative Commons images free to use without crediting photographer.
3. Refines searches in electronic encyclopedias or search engines. Is able to use advanced search tools with a variety of search engines like
4. Google
5. Kidrex by Google
6. Ask Jeeves for Kids
7. Yahooligans
8. KidsClick - Web search for kids by librarians
9. CleanSearch.com
10. Identifies sources of information,
11. Records data or makes notes on information using ICT applications (tables, graphic organizers, spreadsheets)
12. Organizes information using ICT applications (tables, graphic organizers, spreadsheets)
13. Collects data using digital camera, video camera, digital audio recorder, scanner.
14. Identifies examples of media sources that contain manipulated information (pop-up ads, bogus websites, graphs showing only selected data)